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NZers' money safe despite bank credit downgrade - PWC

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Sun, 29 May 2011 1:16p.m.

Moody's overall outlook for the country's banks remains stable

Moody's overall outlook for the country's banks remains stable

Your money's safe in the bank, for now.

That's the opinion of a world banking expert following a credit rating downgrade of New Zealand's leading four banks.

Ratings agency Moody's has reduced the long-term debt rating from double A2 to double A3 for the ANZ, Westpac, BNZ and ASB.

PriceWaterhousecoopers partner Paul Skillender says it will have a minimal impact on lending, but any further downgrades could come at a cost.

Moody's overall outlook for the country's banks remains stable.

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30 May 2011 02:25p.m.

insider wrote:

Its wealth theft ARGENTINA STYLE ALL OVER AGAIN.